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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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